Posted by Don Pearce on 12/04/07 09:02

On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:13:48 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
<rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote:

>"Don Pearce" wrote ...
>> Rubbish a := getchar() extracts one single byte from a file, not the
>> slightest hint of a stream.
>
>"getchar = Gets a character or word from an input stream"
>
>http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.basetechref/doc/basetrf1/getc.htm
>
>Good thing you're not a programmer anymore.
>
Have you ever seen a stream? Does it just wait there stationary while
you dip a cup in for the next drink? No, it goes on flowing. Please
try and understand the concepts behind names.

d

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